The is a Japanese railway line which connects
Ōbu Station
is a railway station in the city of Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Lines
Ōbu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 346.5 kilometers from the starting point of the li ...
in
Ōbu,
Aichi Prefecture with
Taketoyo Station
is a railway station in the town of Taketoyo, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Lines
Taketoyo Station is the terminal station of the Taketoyo Line, and is located 19.3 kilometers f ...
in
Taketoyo,
Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and run by
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
The line has been electrified as of 1 March 2015.
Stations
Rolling stock
,
313 series
The is a DC suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Japan since 1999.
The design was introduced from spring 1999 to replace older 113 and 115 series EMUs.
Variants
313-0 ...
electric multiple unit (EMU) trains are used in two- and four-car formations as well as
311 series 311 may refer to:
* 311 (number), a natural number
* AD 311, a year of the Julian calendar, in the fourth century AD
* 311 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
* 311 (band), an American band
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EMUs in four-car formations.
Prior to electrification of the line in March 2015, two-car
KiHa 75 diesel multiple unit (DMU) and two-car
KiHa 25 DMU trains were used on this line in two- or four-car formations.
History
The entire line opened in 1886, becoming a branch when the Obu to Hamamatsu section of the
Tokaido Main Line opened two years later. A 1 km freight-only line extended to Taketoyo Minato between 1930 and 1965.
Work started in March 2010 to electrify the line.
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On 1 March 2015, the line was electrified, and through services to and from Nagoya commenced.
References
{{Central Japan Railway Company Lines
Rail transport in Aichi Prefecture
Lines of Central Japan Railway Company
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan